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In New Executive Order, Chicago Puts ICE 'On Notice'

'This executive order will make Chicago the first city in the country to set the groundwork to prosecute ICE and Border Patrol agents for criminal misconduct,' said Mayor Brandon Johnson.
02/02/2026

EXCLUSIVE: Biden Administration Announces Executive Order To Close Educational Gap And Bring Equity For Black Americans

The new plan will bring advances to the Black community.
10/19/2021
Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on racial equity, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden-Harris Administration Rolling Out Plan To Address Racial Equity

The president wants agencies to look internally at racism.
01/26/2021

Powerful Reactions To Trump’s Executive Order On Police Reform

Black Republicans say this answers their call for action.
06/17/2020
Jeh Johnson

The Clock's Ticking: Inside the Dept. of Homeland Security Shutdown Showdown

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Senate Panel OK's Obama Attorney General Pick

Committee vtes 12-8 to move Lynch's nomination forward.
02/26/2015

White House Puts Immigration Plans on Hold After Ruling

Lawmakers may now fund Dept. of Homeland Security.
02/17/2015

CBC Blasts Rand Paul for Opposition to Loretta Lynch as Attorney General

Black lawmakers say the senator's objections are unfounded.
02/06/2015

Obama Signs Executive Order to Create Task Force on 21st Century Policing

Goal is to strengthen bonds between police and communities.
12/18/2014
Barack Obama

BET Wire: Obama Defies GOP on Immigration Reform

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Rep.-Elect Mia Love Says Obama Should Remember Who's the Boss

Mia Love says Obama mustn't treat U.S. like a dictatorship.
11/19/2014